Step-by-step samba server configuration for windows sharing.

1.Server  IP address is 192.168.0.254 and machine name is SERVER1.
2.Windows machine IP address is 192.168.0.2 and machine name is client2.
3.Firewall Should be disabled.
 #chkconfig iptables off
 #service iptables stop
 #chkconfig ip6tables off
 #service ip6tables  stop
4.To check if all rpms required for samba are installed or not.
 #rpm –qa | grep samba
 Samba-<version-name>
 Samba-common-<version-name>
 Samba-client-<version- name>
 System-config-samba-<version-name>
5.If not, install it using
 #rpm –ivh samba

6.Copy the original configuration file as smb.conf.bck
 #cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba.conf.bck
 (This will keep a backup copy of your configuration file.)

7.Now edit the configuration file
 #vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

8.To share home directory edit this part of /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [homes]
 comment=Home directories
 browseable =no
 writable=yes

9.To share printer edit this part of  /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [printers]
 comment = All printers
 path = /var/spool/samba
 browseable = no

10.To configure share called SYSSTEC edit this part of /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [SYSSTEC share]
 comment = Testing Samba Server
 path  = /samba
 valid users = user1, user2
11.Save the file with wq:
12.To check your configuration file type testparm
 #testparm
13.Create two samba users user1 and user2
 useradd user1
 useradd user2
14.Create smbpassword for both the users
 smbpasswd –a user1
 smbpasswd –a user2
15.Now you stop/start the samba services
 #service smb stop
 #service smb start
16.To see what is shared from your server through samba for a particular user
 #smbclient  -L server1 –U user1  or smbclient –L //192.168.0.1 –U user1
17.To see what is shared for a particular host
 #smbclient –L  mac2
18.Now, permanently make samba server on
 #chkconfig smb on